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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Honor and the Virtues of Autonomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the desert, what animal did they hunt at night?
(a) Gazelles.
(b) Game birds.
(c) Wild hares.
(d) Wild dogs.

2. What tragedy had a middle-aged wife of a powerful tribal leader experienced two and a half years before she recited a poem to Lila?
(a) Her daughter died.
(b) Her brother died.
(c) Lost her only son.
(d) Her husband was killed.

3. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

4. In what city had the bonds between Bedouin kin been weakened in favor of those between neighbors?
(a) Sidi Barrani.
(b) El Moderian.
(c) Tubruq.
(d) Marsa Matruh.

5. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?
(a) Flying coffins.
(b) Death wagons.
(c) Death traps.
(d) Speeding coffins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bedouins believe would dry up a new mother's milk?

2. What did Bedouins believe caused serious illness?

3. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?

4. How old was the Haj, head of the household, where Lila lived?

5. Who gave the Awlad 'Ali rights to land in the Western desert in the nineteenth century?

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